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A Tunisian Court has issued various prison sentences against an all-female extremist group, prosecuted since 2016, on charges of forming a "terrorist" cell and planning to assassinate the then...
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Tunisia's trade balance deficit jumped by 40 per cent last year, compared with 2021, amid a sharp rise in the value of the commodity import bill. Data from the...
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The Italian Foreign Ministry said that Minister Antonio Tajani held a telephone conversation with his Tunisian counterpart Othman Jerandi, highlighting the importance of cooperation with Tunisia on issues related to migrants,...
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The Tunisian journalists' union warned on Tuesday of the dangerous effect of presidential decree 54 regarding freedom of expression and the press in light of the initiation of lawsuits...
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A Tunisian national TV presenter has started the 8 o'clock evening news with a warning that semi-skimmed milk is not healthy for adults. Tunisian National Television presenter started off...
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Opposition groups in Tunisia have criticised President Kais Saied's decision to dismiss Minister of Trade and Export Development Fadhila Rebhi as well as the Governor of Sfax, Fakher Al-Fakhfakh,...
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The announcement by Tunisia's minister of social affairs that a company has been established to transport phosphates in the country has sparked accusations that supporters of President Kais Saied...
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National Guard spokesman Hosam Eddin Al-Jababli said the attempts had been thwarted by naval forces with 230 migrants rescued
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Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former US President Donald Trump, revealed in his memoirs that the Trump administration pressured Tunisian authorities to dismiss former Tunisian Ambassador to the United...
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Tunisia's Ennahda movement yesterday called on its supporters to protest outside the Ministry of Justice headquarters in the capital today "in solidarity with former Prime Minister and Vice President...
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Media reports said the Tunisian judicial authorities have arrested leaders from the Ennahda movement along with businessmen linked to the movement on charges of money laundering. The Emirati Erem...
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Consumer price inflation in Tunisia rose to 10.1 per cent in December, up from 9.8 per cent in November, Tunisia's state-run National Institute of Statistics said yesterday. Tunisia is...
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Five Tunisian parties yesterday expressed their rejection of the authorities' plan to resort to Decree 54 to eradicate political opponents. In a joint statement the Workers' Party, Republican Party,...
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The Central Bank of Tunisia acknowledged the difficult financial situation the country is facing, adding that it expects the crisis to increase if no agreement is reached with the...
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Tunisian President Kais Saied has accused opposition parties of distributing huge amounts of money to citizens "with the aim of thwarting the second round of the parliamentary election, exacerbating...
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Article
January 5, 2023
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Mohammad Krishan
Many people in Tunisia are looking for an opportunity to leave the country. Some opt for the dramatic but illegal way using unseaworthy boats that may or may not...
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The gleaming tower blocks and high-tech facilities of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi's flagship new capital are a far cry from Cairo's congested streets and crumbling facades. In the New...
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A former official of Ennahda Movement, Samir Dilou, expressed on Sunday his astonishment at President Kais Saied's claim of a plot to assassinate him. Dilou said the claim about...
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People attend swimming event on the first day of new year as daily life continues in Nabil
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Tunisian analysts and activists have stated that France is looking for an "alternative" to President Kais Saied, in reference to the recent events the country has witnessed. These events...
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Abeer Moussa, head of the Tunisian Free Constitutional Party, one of the secularist Tunisian parties, has called for Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi to eliminate Tunisia's Islamists, Al–Quds Al–Arabi...
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The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) yesterday announced that it "will present an initiative to save the country from collapse in cooperation with the components of civil society, away...
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The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has once again postponed discussing the Tunisian file until the end of March because of "a negative notice issued by...
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December 29, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Two years ago, Morocco and Israel signed the US-brokered "Joint Declaration", thus officially recognising Israel and instating diplomatic ties. Though other Arab countries had already done the same, the...
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The Tunisian Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) yesterday announced that it had received 57 appeals against the preliminary results of the first round of the early legislative elections...
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Tunisian civil organisations have criticised the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) for the severe censorship it imposes on the media and freedom of expression in the country. Some...
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On Monday, Tunisian President Kais Saied confirmed that the electoral process will continue, and he vowed to withdraw the authority of those whom he called "infiltrators in the elections."...
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A leading Tunisian non-governmental organisation specialised in immigration issues denounced on Sunday the government's "inhumane and oppressive" decision to deport a group of irregular immigrants who arrived in Tunisia...
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Tunisia expects inflation to average 10.5% in 2023, up from 8.3% expected for 2022, as inflationary pressures continue to increase, economy minister Samir Saeed said on Monday. The Tunisian...
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The Tunisian General Labor Union, the country's largest syndicate, has called for a halt to the current electoral process and to instead address issues the country is facing, Anadolu...
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Dozens of Tunisians protested on Friday to demand the release the former prime minister and vice-president of Ennahda Movement, Ali Laarayedh, four days after a judicial decision was issued...
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Tunisians have called for President Kais Saied not to accredit US President Joe Biden's nominee, Joey Hood, as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Tunisia. On Thursday, the US Congress...